September 5, 2023 Through the Coastal Stewardship Certification Course I recently completed in August with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County, I met Dr. Allison Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor of Biology at New Jersey City University (NJCU). In addition to her teaching at NJCU, Dr. Fitzgerald brings her doctoral work in oyster ecotoxicology to bear …
Everyday Activism
August 13, 2023 Amid all the depressing and apocalyptic climate news of the past few weeks, from deadly wildfires to crippling heat waves, a recent Washington Post article about a group of young people taking groundbreaking action felt like a breath of fresh air. The Held v. Montana court case, which wrapped its proceedings on …
I just discovered the coastal eco-system of Tuckerton, New Jersey when my family stumbled its way into this historical fishing community in the summer of 2022. My parents found a house (foolishly?) close to the water and I fell in love with Tuckerton Bay, a tiny corner of the Barnegat Bay watershed — with its …
I recently read an inspiring article about a fantastic young activist and leader named Imani Black, the founder of the nonprofit organization Minorities in Aquaculture. Imani is an oyster farmer whose mission is to preserve wildlife and promote sustainability in the Chesapeake Bay area. She aims to provide greater opportunities for minority groups, specifically women …
November 16, 2022 Honeybees are widely considered to be a keystone species because of the critical role they play in maintaining the health of their ecosystems. Bees are extremely important pollinators; in fact, around 80 percent of the crops grown each year in the United States rely on them. Major Threats to Honeybee Populations Honeybee …
April 6, 2022 In a recent New York Times article, titled “‘OK Doomer’ and the Climate Advocates Who Say It’s Not Too Late”, author Cara Buckley denounces both “climate doomism” and “hopeium” as methods of deflecting responsibility for the ever-growing climate crisis. The article primarily targets doomsday rhetoric that propagates fear of an inevitable disaster …
January 6, 2022 Today, I decided to some free time researching innovative and inexpensive ways everyday people can take action to make their communities greener places. I was excited to discover the term “guerilla gardening,” which refers to planting ecologically supportive seeds on unused public land to make neglected areas more beautiful and to nourish …